charges following a car accident that
took her son's life, entered a guilty
plea this morning in Roanoke County.

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*CG locator Salem

Family and friends surrounded
Virginia Coughlin (KAWF-linn) today as
she left the Roanoke County Courthouse.

Following the death of her 15-
year- old son Tyler in May, she was
charged with allowing an unlicensed
person to drive.
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INQ=The prosecutor I think

*CG 2line Ronnie Clay
Coughlin's Attorney RONNIE CLAY/COUGHLIN'S ATTORNEY: THE
PROSECUTOR I THINK RECOGNIZING THAT SHE
HAS SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY AS A RESULT
OF WHAT HAPPENED, AGREED TO A GUILTY
PLEA, 90 DAYS IN JAIL, ALL SUSPENDED
AND A 100 DOLLAR FINE.
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OQ=and a 100 dollar fine.

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Attorney Ronnie Clay said
Coughlin wants the community to know
how much she appreciates their support

and well wishers remain focused on the
fate of the men who were buried alive.

Sot: voice of mos

We just pray that they are okay.

Sot: mos little girl

a sign for the coal miner. Why are
you making a sign? Because they are

trapped.

(you see a big banner)

It is a heartfelt message of love and
support from a close knit community

that's not ready to give up.

Manuel Gallegus, News 7.

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HARD MUSIC UNDER The loss of some key personnel means
a local school system will have to
hurry to get ready for the upcoming
school year.

The details are next.
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*CG tease CALL NEEDED

And Roanoke Police investigating a
shooting put out a public call to an
informant...investigators need to hear
from you again.
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COMM BREAK

NASA has started fueling Shuttle
Endeavor for tonight's historic launch
that'll include a former school

teacher.
ENG#=2 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Houston, TX
1985 Barbara Morgan was the understudy for
fellow teacher Christa McAuliffe-- the
FIRST teacher chosen to take part on a
shuttle mission.
*CG locator Cape Canaveral, FL
January 28, 1986 Now more than 20 years after the
Challenger disaster that killed
McAuliffe and six others, Morgan will
get her chance to journey into space.

As a teacher, Morgan, who's now 55,
saw in Challenger a valuable lesson.
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INQ=And what I want

*CG 2line Barbara Morgan
Astronaut and Former Teacher Barbara Morgan/Astronaut and Former
Teacher: And what I want people to
remember is that what happened was
wrong, but what the Challenger crew and
what NASA was trying to do with that
mission, with all their missions, was
absolutely right.
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OQ=was absolutely right.

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Space Shuttle Endeavor is set to lift
off this evening at 6:36.
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Foreast Center. The heat and humidity
continues for the rest of the week
under hazy sunshine. In fact, some
areas may reach record highs. There is
a 20% chance of thunderstorms during
the afternoon. Some of these storms may
contain heavy rainfall.

WEDNESDAY: Hazy sunshine, isolated
storms. High: 98

WEDNESDAY NGIHT: Partly cloudy and
muggy. Low: 76

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, isolated
storms. High: 96

The heat and humidity continues for
the rest of the week under hazy
sunshine. In fact, some areas may reach
record highs. There is a 20% chance of
thunderstorms during the afternoon.
Some of these storms may contain heavy
rainfall.